BLM Ridealong

03 MAY 2012 - VEKOL VALLEY, RURAL PINAL COUNTY, AZ: James Peters (CQ), from the BLM office in Safford, works on the installation of vehicle barriers on Bureau of Land Management land south of Interstate 8 and west of Casa Grande in rural Pinal County. The area has been a hotbed of illegal immigrant and drug smuggling for years. The BLM has undertaken a series of "surges" in the area, increasing their law enforcement patrols and partnering with Border Patrol and Pinal County Sheriff's Department officers to reduce criminal activity in the area. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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03 MAY 2012 - VEKOL VALLEY, RURAL PINAL COUNTY, AZ: James Peters (CQ), from the BLM office in Safford, works on the installation of vehicle barriers on Bureau of Land Management land south of Interstate 8 and west of Casa Grande in rural Pinal County. The area has been a hotbed of illegal immigrant and drug smuggling for years. The BLM has undertaken a series of "surges" in the area, increasing their law enforcement patrols and partnering with Border Patrol and Pinal County Sheriff's Department officers to reduce criminal activity in the area. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ